President Paul Biya's Cameroon People's Democratic Movement (RDPC/CPDM) took 152 of the 180 seats at stake (see note 1), up from 148. Its ally, the National Union for Democracy and Progress (UNDP, led by Mr. Bello Bouba Maigari), came in second with 7 seats. The Social Democratic Front (SDF, an opposition party led by Mr. Ni John Nfru Ndi) had its share reduced from 18 to 5. The Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM, led by Mr. Maurice Kamto) boycotted the 2020 elections. 

The delayed elections in 2020 (see note 2) were overshadowed by violence in the north-west and south-west regions of the country where Anglophone separatists had declared independence in 2017. In December 2019, Parliament adopted a bill granting special status to the regions. However, the insurgency continued. Over 3,000 people were killed in the fighting between the separatists and security forces. Hundreds of people, including SDF members, were kidnapped by separatists who accused the SDF of not withdrawing their members from Parliament.

Note 1:
The RDPC/CPDM won 139 seats in February and all the 13 seats at stake in repeated elections held on 22 March in the north-west and south-west regions. These elections followed the Constitutional Court ruling of 25 February which had invalidated the results of 9 February.

Note 2:
The five-year term of the outgoing legislature was due to expire in October 2018. In July 2018, the National Assembly extended its term by one year to end in October 2019. In July 2019, the National Assembly further extended its term by two more months, to end on 29 December 2019.